‘Pay salary to Marshals in buses by Friday’
Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday directed immediate payment of salaries of Civil Defence volunteers deployed as marshals in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses. Rai directed officials to ensure salary of marshals is credited in their bank accounts by Friday. It has also been decided that the department of transport will now directly maintain a record of the bank account numbers of Civil Defence volunteers so that the bottlenecks in transferring their salary in their bank accounts are permanently removed.
WebPortal of Weights & Measures Dept launched
Delhi Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday launched the online portal of Weights & Measures Department, for grant and renewal of various licences. The portal has been developed by e-Governance Society, of Delhi Government. With the launch of the online portal the dealers, manufacturers, packers and importers would not be required to visit the office of legal Metrology/ Weight and Measures Department for the purpose of registration and deposit of Government dues. According to a Press release, the system will enable applicants to apply for new registration or for any work relating to their business by logging into the existing website of the Department at any time as per their own convenience from the comforts of their home, office etc. For the benefit of applicants, facility of filling the form in Hindi has also been provided on the portal. On the occasion, Secretary, Information Technology and Secretary, Food & Supplies and legal Metrology were also present along with Controller (lM) and other officers of the Department.
DPYC protests against petrol price hike
Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress (DPYC) on Thursday staged protest against the NDA Government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the petrol and diesel prices hike. The protestors marched from Indian Youth Congress office to Petroleum Ministry wherein Prime Minister and Petroleum Minister’s effigy were burnt and several activists were detained.